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apex

/ˈeɪˌpɛks/

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Zipfelmütze, Spitze

Conical priest cap

Examples :

"The ancient Egyptian priest wore an apex on his head during the temple rituals. "

Der altägyptische Priester trug während der Tempelrituale eine Zipfelmütze auf dem Kopf.

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Höhepunkt, Gipfel

The highest or the greatest point of something.

Examples :

"the apex of the building"

Der Höhepunkt des Gebäudes.

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Höhepunkt, Gipfel

The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

Examples :

"the apex of civilization"

Der Höhepunkt der Zivilisation.

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Spitze, Gipfel

The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).

Examples :

"The teacher pointed to the apex of the pyramid on the worksheet. "

Der Lehrer zeigte auf die Spitze der Pyramide auf dem Arbeitsblatt.

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Spitze, Gipfel

The "pointed" fine end of something.

Examples :

"The apex of the Christmas tree ornament was a tiny, glittering star. "

Die Spitze des Weihnachtsschmucks war ein winziger, glitzernder Stern.

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Spitze, Endpunkt

The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.

Examples :

"The apex of the fern frond reached the top of the terrarium. "

Die Spitze des Farnblattes erreichte die Oberseite des Terrariums.

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Zenit, Kulminationspunkt

The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.

Examples :

"Astronomers study the apex to understand the Sun's movement in relation to other stars. "

Astronomen untersuchen den Zenit, um die Bewegung der Sonne im Verhältnis zu anderen Sternen zu verstehen.

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Spitze

The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.

Examples :

"The apex of the water droplet hanging from the leaky faucet was barely visible. "

Die Spitze des Wassertropfens, der an dem undichten Wasserhahn hing, war kaum sichtbar.

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Spitze

The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the tiny, pale apex of the vein on Sarah's arm. "

Der Arzt untersuchte die winzige, blasse Spitze der Vene an Sarahs Arm.

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Apex

A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.

Examples :

"The student's textbook showed a diagram of the apex of the circumflex accent, illustrating its origin from the acute accent. "

Das Lehrbuch des Schülers zeigte ein Diagramm des Apex des Zirkumflex-Akzents und veranschaulichte seinen Ursprung vom Akut-Akzent.

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Apex, Spitze

A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.

Examples :

"The linguist explained that the apex above certain letters in old Vietnamese texts shows where the sound /ŋ͡m/ would have been pronounced. "

Der Linguist erklärte, dass der Apex über bestimmten Buchstaben in alten vietnamesischen Texten anzeigt, wo der Laut /ŋ͡m/ ausgesprochen worden wäre.

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Spitze, Gipfel

A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".

Examples :

"The architect carefully examined the apex of the roof to ensure it was strong enough to withstand the storm. "

Der Architekt untersuchte sorgfältig die Spitze des Daches, um sicherzustellen, dass sie stark genug war, um dem Sturm standzuhalten.

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Spitze der Nahrungskette

The top of the food chain

Examples :

"As apex predators, lions face few natural threats in their African habitat. "

Als Spitze der Nahrungskette haben Löwen in ihrem afrikanischen Lebensraum nur wenige natürliche Feinde.

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